Display case



Allg. l, 1933. R E PELLOW 1,920,882

DISPLAY CASE Filed July l2, 1952 Jg-j- NIUUHU www H11/L9 Patented Aug.kl', 1933 l in srrfiirfcAsn Robert E.,P'ellow,'tva-co,hr Texf AppiicauonJuly i2, 1932. serialV No.v 622,142

' 2 Claims. (creia- 114) Th vinvention relates to -merchandise-cases andmore especially to display` Cases., for mel -chandise f.

'fheprimaryfzobiect ofthe invention is the provisionof ay case offthischaracter, wherein therbody thereof isof a particular construction -sothat it may be swingingly Suppoltedzwhereby on the raising vof the'bodyaccess may `behad-to articles for display thereby, thecase beingyreadily portable and adaptedfto befpositionedupon a Isuitablesupport forthedisplayy offmerchandise,l particularly small articles.` I j, Anotherobject ofthe inventionN is` the provision. o fga case of this character,whereiny the same when upon a support will be prevented from slipping orbecoming disarranged and will display articles of merchandise, thelatter being protected and the said case thoroughly sanitary A furtherobject of the invention is the provision of a case of this characterwhich is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eicient in itspurpose, neat and attractive in appearance, assuring fulldisplay ofarticles'of merchandise when held therein, and inexpensive tolmanufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the ininvention consists4 in ,thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe'hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated inthe;accompanying drawing,

. which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and`pointed out in the claim hereunto appended. Y

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a' top plan view of a displaycase constructed in` accordance with the invention and the same beingpartlybroken away.

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the body of the case inraised position.

Figure 4 isr an enlarged sectional view on the `linea-4 of Figure 1. 1

Similar reference characters indicate lcorre-v r spending partsthroughout the several views in the drawing. v

Referring to the drawingin detail, the displa caseV comprises a base 10which is preferably elongated or of rectangular form and is provided `vat its front edge with a downturnedjiiange 11 "-c0eXtensive withthelength of the base .to constitute an abutment when the base i()Y issuperimposed upon a support such as a counter, stand ori-the like torprevent rearward displacement of the case or disarrangement thereof.inthepuse of Ythe same.' y f. 1

Mounted upon the-base near opposite rear cornersof the same are brackets12, these having lipstandin'g pivot ears 13 for. .swinginglyV supporting.the bodyjof the caseas .willfbe hereinafter fully described. f f,

The vbody-ofA the case comprisesend `pieces 14,

these being made preferably fromwwood although the same may be made,from anyother material,

the pieces at their vupper portionsbeing rounded andttedj about thesides and upper rounded portions of said pieces is a transparenty cover-Gil ing 15 made fromany suitable material, the

end edges `of the latter being made secure through the medium of bands16, preferably metal strips which are secured by fasteners 17 `made frommetal.

The channeled strip at the bottom rear longitudinal edgehas joinedtherewith pintles 20, these being engaged in the ears 13 so that thebody will be swingingly connected with the base 1G.

The base 10 has countersunk therein a contact plate 21, while the'covering 15 medially of its .length has tted thereto transversely of thesame inside and outside bands 22 and 23 respectively, the outside bandbeing carried beneath the channeled strip at the rear bottom edge of thebody and upwardly to overlie the inside band 22 and this portion 24 ofsaid outside band 23`is made with a rounded bend- 25 to coact with thecontact plate r21 so as to assure afulcrum intermediate of the bodyA ofthe case and for free swinging vmovement of `said body on the raisingand-lowering thereof onto and from the base 10. i

Each yend piece 14 has xed thereto a brac or bracket 26, the same beingmade fast to an intermediate,longitudinally disposed inner band or strip27 upon the body and against the cov-A ering 15 so as to Aassurestrength to the body.

The bodyat its front` has thereon a hand i knob' 28, the latter beingpreferably iixed to the front channeled strip at the point of the cross-Y* neled strips 18 flat strips 29 are substituted,

these being suitably secured in overlapping relation to each transverseband 30 and arranged at the end pieces 31 of the body to overlap a shortdistance the bottom edge of each end piece 31 and also the end of thestrip 29 isa Vfelt pad 32, this functioning to'prevent 'slipping of thebody which is independent and separate from a base as in this modifiedform the `base hereinbefore described' is dispensed with, the bodyconstituting the showcase in the modied form vbeing superimposed upon acounter or other like stand. 'y

In the use of the display. case without the base as is illustrated inFigure 6 of the drawing it Ais preferable to have the opening side ofthebodyor the front thereof bearing the handle rail with thelatter of aWidth to extend below the' plane of the bottom edgeof thebodyso thatthis rail will lock against the edge of the counter or other table-likesupportto holdthe body in place and against-movement in a rearwarddirection on the support. 'In other Words this rail will bein lieu Vofthe `flange 1l and will be vthe case.

What is claimed is:

1. A display case comprising spaced end pieces having upper roundedportions and straight bottom edges, substantially U-shaped stripssecured to the endY pieces next to the bottom straight edges thereof, atransparent covering about the end pieces at the upper rounded portionsand having its longer edges received in said U-shaped strip, a bandlocated between the end pieces and secured medially of and to the innerface of said covering, brackets carried by the end pieces and secured tosaid band at opposite ends thereof, and bands transversely disposedrelative to the covering at the outer side thereof and joined Awith theU-shaped strips.

2. A display case comprising spaced end pieces having upper roundedportions and straight bottom edges, substantially U-shaped stripssecured to ythe end pieces next to the bottom straight edges thereof, atransparent covering about the end pieces at the upper rounded 'portionsand having its longer edges received in said U- shaped strips, a bandlocated between the end pieces and secured medially of and to the innerface of said covering, brackets carried by the end 'pieces and securedto said band at opposite rends thereof, bands transversely disposedrelative to the covering at the outer side thereof and joinedy with theU`shaped strips, a support, and

means hingedly securing the'case to the support. ROBERT E. PELLOW.

